This is a link to help you signup easily to Tarjimly, to help translate for refugees and immigrant communities.
Download the app using the QR code or visit your app store and search for Tarjimly.
To make sure you get notified when someone needs your help, you'll need to complete these steps:
When you receive a notification that someone needs help, you can either accept if you're available, or reject if you're not available.
If you accept you'll get connected in a session with the user, where you can write messages or get on an internet call.
“Farahnaz was sponsored by a volunteer circle in the US, but they couldn't afford to hire an interpreter. Luckily I was available to interpret for her about the steps needed for enrolling her children in a local school and accessing food stamp benefits.“
In as little as 10 minutes, you can assist refugees and immigrants in accessing vital information, whether it's about a medical appointment or navigating to the city center.
Volunteering is remote and flexible, with no minimum time commitment. All you need is a smartphone and internet access. You'll get a notification when someone needs your help. Simply click 'Yes' to connect securely through the Tarjimly app, with no personal contact details exchanged.
If you say yes to the following three questions, you can start volunteering with Tarjimly straight away:
Complete 30 sessions with a minimum rating of 4.6* on Tarjimly and you can receive a certificate. Contribute to more than 70 sessions with a minimum rating of 4.6* and you'll qualify for a personalized job reference. Reach the milestone of 100 sessions with a minimum rating of 4.6* and we'll proudly endorse your skills on LinkedIn.
The vast majority of Tarjimly translators are volunteers, who are able and willing to donate their time and skills to help others. However, we are able to pay a small number of translators for high demand or rarer languages which are difficult to find translators for. Check out our careers page on the website to see which languages we are currently recruiting for, and how you can apply.
It’s preferable if you already have some experience in translation or interpretation, but it’s not necessary. We recommend that you take our in-app training to learn more about best practices of interpretation and translation, safeguarding, alongside other topics. For translators without experience, we recommend you take your time to carefully review these trainings before accepting requests.
No, you can volunteer as much or as little as you like. If you receive a notification and you're free to help, click yes. If you're not available, just click no!
When someone requests help on the Tarjimly app, we reach out to multiple translators to ensure they get matched. That means sometimes when you accept a request for help, another translator accepted before you, and you'll receive a notification about that.
Don't worry, you'll get your chance to help someone with translation and interpretation!
Additionally when you click "yes" and "no" to Tarjimly requests, it helps us learn when you're normally available. This helps us target you with requests at better times, and to target smaller groups of translators more effectively.
